{
  "id": 11459294,
  "title": "Gilgil MP Martha Wangari hints at ditching UDA ahead of 2027 polls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/gilgil-mp-martha-wangari-hints-at-ditching-uda-ahead-of-2027-polls",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T14:33:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/gilgil-mp-martha-wangari-hints-at-ditching-uda-ahead-of-2027-polls"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gilgil Member of Parliament Martha Wangari has suggested she may leave the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ahead of the 2027 general election, stating she is \"very certain\" she won't secure a seat on that ticket. In a video interview shared on her Facebook on October 2, 2026, Wangari explained that political parties frequently change, citing her own history of being elected through various parties. She had previously served in Parliament through the United Democratic Forum (UDF), the Jubilee Party in 2017, and now the UDA. Wangari emphasized the crucial role of party nominations, especially in areas where a single party enjoys strong support. During her 2017 campaign, she highlighted the importance of securing funds during this period, stating candidates \"forget all this time, the four years you’ve run around and all it’s good capital, but where you need the money is towards the party nominations, especially in areas where one party is popular. Because that is more like the election.\" Wangari's comments follow her recent stance against the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, which set her at odds with party leaders due to her belief that the threshold for impeachment was insufficient. She warned that lowering the threshold could lead to future abuses of the impeachment process. Wangari has been described as a \"fence-sitter\" due to her tendency to criticize misconduct regardless of political affiliation, stating she would condemn violence from any party or even her own party leader. Her latest statements leave unclear which party she will represent in defending her Gilgil parliamentary seat in the upcoming 2027 general election.",
  "summary": "Gilgil Member of Parliament (MP) Martha Wangari has hinted at abandoning the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) as she prepares for the 2027 General Election, saying she is “very certain” she will not be elected through the ruling party this time. Speaking in a video shared on her Facebook account on Friday, October 2, 2026, during […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Martha Wangari, Gilgil MP, may leave UDA ahead of 2027 polls.",
    "Wangari cites party nominations as critical for securing seat.",
    "Her stance against impeachment sets her at odds with party leaders."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}